Archive for 2009

Uisge Beatha (Water of Life)

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

(I wrote this song about my trip to Orkney, Scotland. Orkney is a land that spoke to me from the first photo I saw. Once I set foot on her shores I knew I was “home”. I had many, deep spiritual experiences there. As I cried on the ferry while she slowly disappeared from my [...]

 

Why I don’t like Lucas Oil Stadium

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

First of all, let me begin by stating that I have never been inside Lucas Oil Stadium and this post in no way says anything adverse about the countless labor and efforts of the people who built the stadium. My beef is with the design in general and how it seems to not be well [...]

 

Sycamores, Gravestones and an Old Soul

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

March 21st would have been my dads 84th birthday. It happened to be a beautiful sunny day and my 13 year old son and I spent some time at a park just walking around, playing and laughing and taking in the small reptile show at the gardens. For years I’ve always pointed out sycamore trees [...]

 

Musical Conundrums and Infinite Change

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

So recently I’ve been pondering a musical life outside of my celtic rock band Mother Grove. I have a desire to do acouple of things; I’d really like to get back playing drums. It was the one instrument I am comfortable with to the point of it being therapeutic.  Behind the drums I feel most [...]